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SHLB Coalition Applauds FCC for USF Reform Decision

Posted Fri, 2011-10-28 14:19

The following quote may be attributed to John Windhausen, Executive Director of the SHLB Coalition:

Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition Holds Broadband Summit

Posted Thu, 2011-03-31 08:29

March 30th, 2011
Rahul Gaitonde, Deputy Editor, BroadbandBreakfast.com

WASHINGTON March 30, 2011- The Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition assembled broadband stimulus award winners and government officials for their inaugural broadband summit on Tuesday to share solutions and success in solving digital literacy and adoption issues.

The SHLBC, formed two years ago, comprises libraries, hospitals, schools, non-profit groups and corporations that seek to further broadband availability for community anchor institutions.

BTOP Summit Registration Form

Posted Fri, 2011-02-18 15:10
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission Broadband Report

Posted Tue, 2011-03-15 16:46

Texas organizations received several broadband grants to promote increased access to broadband and better access to resources that support education, employment and self-sufficiency. The Texas State Library and Archives Commission prepared the attached report to identify all libraries and educational and community service institutions in Texas that benefited from federal broadband stimulus funds, to describe the scope of each broadband project and to gauge the total benefit for Texans.
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/pubs/docs/TLSAC-LegReport_BroadbandStimulus-2...

Maine: "High-speed Internet Upgrade Begins" Oct. 10, 2010

Posted Thu, 2010-10-14 12:37

from WLBZ2.com:

Don Carrigan, Midcoast Bureau Chief

BRUNSWICK, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- After two years of planning, construction is starting on a big upgrade to Maine's high-speed internet system. It's called the Three Ring Binder, and supporters say it will help grow Maine's economy and improve everything from education to health care.

Merit Network wins broadband grant

Posted Mon, 2009-11-23 15:25

Article reprinted from Gladwin County Record

January 26, 2010

ANN ARBOR — Merit Network, Inc. has announced the award of federal stimulus funding to build a 1,017-mile extension of the research and education provider's fiber-optic backbone. The fiber will extend critical broadband service to rural and underserved communities across 32 Michigan counties, including Gladwin.

BTOP Summit

Posted Mon, 2011-02-07 12:55

The Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband (SHLB) Coalition will hold a BTOP Summit on March 28-29 in Washington, D.C. to highlight the progress of the BTOP program in deploying broadband infrastructure and stimulating broadband use and demand. We welcome those who are involved in receiving BTOP grants or anchor institutions that are beneficiaries of BTOP grants to join us for this event. There is no charge to attend or present at the Summit.

SHLB Coalition Applauds FCC for USF Reform Decision

Posted Fri, 2011-10-28 14:19

The following quote may be attributed to John Windhausen, Executive Director of the SHLB Coalition:

Members of the Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB Coalition)

Posted Wed, 2011-03-09 14:50

MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOLS, HEALTH AND LIBRARIES BROADBAND COALITION
(58 Members - Updated as of March 15, 2011)

SHLB Coalition Coordinator:
John Windhausen, Jr.
President
Telepoly Consulting
(202) 256-9616
jwindhausen@telepoly.com

Sean McLaughlin
Access Humboldt

Sue Sherif
Alaska State Library

George Boggs
American Association of Community Colleges

Emily Feldman
American Association of Law Libraries

Kristin Welsh
American Hospital Association

Larra Clark
American Library Association

Prue Adler
Association of Research Libraries (ARL)

Corinne Hoch

Excerpt from BNA Report on FCC E-rate Reform - Sept. 23, 2010

Posted Fri, 2010-09-24 08:39

The Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition, meanwhile, lauded the commission's decision to give schools and libraries the go-ahead to lease dark fiber. “Allowing non-profit research and education networks and municipalities to provide both ’lit’ and ’dark’ fiber services to eligible E-rate applicants will give schools and libraries more broadband options,” John Windhausen, Jr., the coordinator of the coalition, said in a statement.

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